Kuumottaa

Kuumottaa is a Finnish verb derived from the adjective kuuma ("hot") that is used both in literal and figurative senses. Literally it can describe a physical sensation of heat or fever — for example Minua kuumottaa can mean "I feel hot" or "I have a fever." Figuratively, kuumottaa is commonly used to express nervousness, uneasy anticipation or a strong urge: Se tapaaminen kuumottaa minua ("That meeting makes me nervous") or Minua kuumottaa kokeilla sitä ("I'm itching to try it").

Grammatically the verb often appears in constructions where the person affected is expressed in a partitive form (minua, häntä), similar to other verbs that denote feelings or states. It is frequent in spoken and informal Finnish and carries a conversational tone when used in non-literal meanings. The related noun kuumotus denotes the state of feeling hot, anxious or eager.

Etymologically kuumottaa is formed from kuuma with a verbalizing suffix and is part of a family of Finnish verbs that convert adjectives or nouns into expressions of experience or causation. Usage spans everyday speech, health contexts (describing fever or warmth) and colloquial expressions of emotion, desire or apprehension.